Father, you know I am tired. You know my days lately. You see them. You see me. God, I take comfort in being seen and known by you. None of my hard days go unnoticed by you. God, my body is telling me that the only plausible solution to this day is more sleep and…
half a cup of Saturday morning coffee
I heard kiddos fussing and stirring before 7 am. Saturday. Please, not yet. I just want a little longer. We get up. We had fun last night, setting up the projector in the garage. It was supposed to be in the driveway against the garage door, but a sudden windstorm changed those plans. So we…
Healed for now, forever in His Grace
I don’t know where to start. I have struggled with depression. And probably anxiety. There, I said it, point blank, on the internet. I have often written about experiences colored by depression, but for some reason, writing a post for the sole purpose of transparency and disclosure is scary. Because, while i have struggled in…
You Can’t Catch Healthy. You Can’t Catch Holy.
We need to be that proactive in our own lives with sin as well. With the Spirit’s leading, we can root things out. Face problems head on. We can do the right things and avoid the harmful things. Take our daily spiritual vitamins. Cook home meals instead of always choosing convenience.
Sometimes, we have to ask God to teach us what the harmful things are so we know to avoid them. We have to ask Him to show us those first hints of declining spiritual health.
Panic at the parking lot
My ADHDer becomes very afraid in parking lots. If you understand ADHD, you can kind of understand why. ADHD makes it hard to filter things out. ADHD sees and hears and notices everything so that its hard to know what to ignore. Everything is high priority. Put that into a parking lot, with parked cars, moving cars, car…
Stepping Forward
I can recognize it better now. The foggy, fuzzy feeling that coasts along in apathy at best and morphs into inadequacy and despair at worst. Depression. And although I can recognize it, I don’t have the power in me to tell it to go. I am thankful for the ability to recognize it. I remember going…
The first step toward Eternity begins NOW
John 17:3 — And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. John 17:17 — Sanctify them by your truth. Your word is truth. Eternal life can begin now, at the moment of believing on Jesus Christ. The moment we believe, we are…
Waiting
I heard the noise before I opened my eyes. I wondered how many of them were up already. I fought back temptations of anxiety thinking of the mess that was surely already made. Fuel up. Don’t go out there empty and unarmed. Being a blessing to people includes the little people who live with me…
2 years later
2 years later. I’m so thankful for this journey. I have learned so much about so many medical issues. I have learned so much faith. HARD faith – but when is faith not hard? I have gained so much empathy for so many families, many I’ve met only BECAUSE of this journey. I have so…
To the mama at the earliest screening for the kid-friendly movie
I see you. And, probably, I get you. I figure you’re probably like me, torn between wanting to have nice family activities and fearing public meltdowns. Maybe you made the plans a few days ago, and maybe you even dreaded coming after solidifying the decision. But some sense of normalcy… the luxury of simply going to…